Masked-Superheroes Run Amok

The first Superhero short story I remember really liking was “Übermensch!,” a 1991 short story by Kim Newman about a world in which Superman landed in a German field and became the Führer’s greatest weapon.  This was a great story and I was greatly intrigued by the idea of a comic book hero in print format.  I read a few other stories and even a couple of novels which featured comic book stars, but none of them reached the same heady heights as Übermensch! So I was excited to find Masked edited by Lou Anders.  These are great little stories,…

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J. Michael Straczynski and Wonder Woman

For sci fi geeks like me, J. Michael Straczynski will always and forever be the man behind Babylon 5.  Though he has moved well beyond the world of bozo haired aliens and space opera-the last time I heard his name he was proudly proclaiming that Changeling was a true story. The news today is that Wonder Woman has been given a makeover-again-and that she is ready to move into the 21th century.  I like the new look, but then, I like the old look as well.  Wonder Woman is like Superman, she is an icon of the comic book world-but…

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